In Rovaniemi, located in Finland at the "gate to the Arctic" on the Arctic circle at 66.6' degrees North, the circumpolar Arctic environmental cooperation started in 1991. On invitation of Finland the environmental Ministers of the eight Arctic countries came together to launch the Arctic Environmental Protections Strategy (AEPS). In 1996 evolved the "Rovaniemi Process", on initiative of Canada, to the establishment of the Arctic Council. Todays intergovernmental cooperation of the Arctic Co ...

Tundra/Taiga Landscape surrounding Kiruna, Sweden, the day after the Arctic Council Ministerial May 15, 2013During the Kiruna Ministerial Meeting on 15 May, Arctic ministers signed the Kiruna Declaration, Vision for the Arctic, Senior Arctic Officials Report to Ministers, and an Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution...

By Peter Prokosch

Arctic Environment Ministers met in Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, February 2013Arctic environment ministers met in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, 5-6 February, for a meeting focused on actions to address the rapid environmental changes in the Arctic. Some of the main themes were climate change and ocean acid...

By Peter Prokosch

Spring-Meltwater floods forest near Rovaniemi, FinlandIn Rovaniemi, located in Finland at the "gate to the Arctic" on the Arctic circle at 66.6' degrees North, the circumpolar Arctic environmental cooperation started in 1991. On invitation of Finland the environmental Minis...

By Peter Prokosch

Taiga Landscape near Rovaniemi, FinlandIn Rovaniemi, located in Finland at the "gate to the Arctic" on the Arctic circle at 66.6' degrees North, the circumpolar Arctic environmental cooperation started in 1991. On invitation of Finland the environmental Minis...

By Peter Prokosch

Rovaniemi Airport in cold winter, FinlandIn Rovaniemi, located in Finland at the "gate to the Arctic" on the Arctic circle at 66.6' degrees North, the circumpolar Arctic environmental cooperation started in 1991. On invitation of Finland the environmental Minis...

By Peter Prokosch

Taiga Landscape near Rovaniemi, FinlandIn Rovaniemi, located in Finland at the "gate to the Arctic" on the Arctic circle at 66.6' degrees North, the circumpolar Arctic environmental cooperation started in 1991. On invitation of Finland the environmental Minis...

By Peter Prokosch

Taiga Landscape near Rovaniemi, FinlandIn Rovaniemi, located in Finland at the "gate to the Arctic" on the Arctic circle at 66.6' degrees North, the circumpolar Arctic environmental cooperation started in 1991. On invitation of Finland the environmental Minis...

By Peter Prokosch

Taiga Forests are surrounding Rovaniemi, FinlandIn Rovaniemi, located in Finland at the "gate to the Arctic" on the Arctic circle at 66.6' degrees North, the circumpolar Arctic environmental cooperation started in 1991. On invitation of Finland the environmental Minis...